For the past two days, Old Brooks had been in a dilemma. He used to be a cab driver until his daughter was murdered. If it weren’t for Isaac’s intervention, he’d probably be dead by now.However, Edward’s big boss kept trying to lure him to their side. If they’d tried doing it one month ago, Old Brooks would have firmly rejected them without even thinking.The thing was, after getting slapped in the face by Isaac twice and having Shawn get taken away from him, Old Brooks kept feeling more and more uneasy.He was in charge of most of the shadier dealings in all of Southland. It was a very huge area to cover, and honestly, he was getting tired. More importantly, he thought it was time for him to stop hustling and look forward to retirement instead.However, what he wanted seemed to go against Isaac’s plan. In fact, it seemed as if Isaac trusted Shawn more than he trusted him.The last realization stuck into his heart like a wild thorn.His phone suddenly started ringing. Old Brooks was s
The four hooligans hurried back to the scene. One of the taller ones with bleached hair yelled at Isaac, saying, “Fucker, who the fuck do you think you are? How dare you hit us with your car? Looking for trouble?”“Bro, he’s driving a Land Rover. Do you think we should be afraid of him?” another hooligan asked.“Afraid? Why should we be afraid of him when we have someone far more powerful than him?” the guy with the bleached hair chided as he glared at his follower.Isaac stood, Barry behind him, and said, “So tell me, who’s this powerful person I should be afraid of? If I’m scared of him, I’ll happily pay you the ten thousand dollars.”Protection fee? More like daylight robbery!“Haha! You seem like a smart guy. Listen well. We’re all part of the Brooks’ Gang. Do you know who Mr. Brooks is? The underground lord of Southland!” the bleached guy said proudly.Just then, another black SUV stopped right next to them. Shawn got down from the car in a hurry.“Isaac, what’s happening here?”S
Old Brooks received a call from Shawn when he was still in Cloud City. When he learned that Isaac wanted to see him in Cloud City, he suddenly felt his heart thumping against his chest.About an hour later, Old Brooks’ Maybach slowly rolled into the garden entrance at Crawford Lane. He saw Isaac’s lone silhouette by the pond from afar.“Devon, will you be alright going there alone? Do you want me to come with you?” His cousin, the driver, frowned when he caught sight of Isaac.Wasn’t that the guy who slapped his cousin in the face at Hibiscus Pavilion the other day?“Shut up and just wait for me here,” Old Brooks said with a huff as he opened the door and walked out, pretending to be calm as water. He headed toward the garden.On the way here, he’d thought of a lot of things. The first thing that came to his mind was that Isaac had found out about his secret communication with Jordyn.However, he quickly shook off the thought, thinking that if Isaac had found out he was in contact with
Isaac understood what Shawn meant at once. He nodded and said, “Alright, then. Proceed.”Barry saw that Isaac had put his beer bottle down and was preparing to leave. He asked in confusion, “What’s wrong? An emergency?”“Yeah, I need to get back to Cloud City. I’ll be a little busy in the next few days, so you’ll have to watch out for yourself and for Kai. Once I’ve settled my things, I’ll look for you at your new café again!”Then, Isaac went up to Kai and gave him a big bear hug. “Come here and say goodbye to me.”After getting into his car, the cold look in Isaac’s eyes became more and more intense. He never thought the person he trained and supported would come back to bite him.However, Isaac also knew that Old Brooks was nothing but a mere pawn in Jordyn’s game of chess.Isaac was deeply interested to see what move Jordyn would make next.He dialed an international number and said, “Black Phoenix, I need you back here immediately.”That afternoon, Allegra finally returned from th
When Allegra saw a stunning lady dressed in a navy blue leather jacket strutting into the inn, she was a little stunned.This newcomer had fairly tan skin, and her eyes were bright. She looked like she had her shit together.“Ally, meet Black Phoenix. She’s a friend of mine. Since she kind of looks like you, I’ll be having her masquerade as you for the next few days,” Isaac explained simply.“Hello, Ms. Booth,” Black Phoenix said as she smiled and waved at Allegra.Allegra couldn’t stop staring at the LV bag in Black Phoenix’s hands. She smiled awkwardly back at her.Shawn then came in with a huge makeup bag and said, “Isaac, I’m ready.”“Good. Get started, then. I’ll wait outside.”To be an Ace soldier, one had to be competent in all sorts of skills needed on the battleground, and that also included the art of disguise.Regular makeup artists were nothing but child’s play before a true master in the art of disguise.Isaac’s plan was to confuse the enemies with a real and fake Allegra.
Black Phoenix scoffed and got out of bed. She took out a pair of earphones and a tablet from her bag before going into the bathroom.She still had work to do. In the Temple of Drakon, she was Isaac’s eyes and ears.Although she wasn’t as skilled as Lupinus or Beefy Bob in hand-to-hand combat, the seven generals were still wary of her.The next day, “Allegra” went to work early in the morning. Isaac sat on the couch, sipping on some coffee. There hadn’t been a peep from Old Brooks or the Neals last night, which meant they probably weren’t ready yet.Sometime at noon, Isaac decided to head over to the office to see how Allegra and Black Phoenix were getting along. He also wanted to invite them out for lunch.Just then, his phone started ringing in his pocket. He took it out and saw that it was a call from Serena. He frowned as he answered the call.“I—Isaac…”Serena started sobbing quietly on the phone.“Serena? What’s wrong? Why are you crying?” Isaac asked, getting anxious about her.“
Isaac turned around and saw that the speaker was a lady in a revealing cami dress and black stockings. She was staring condescendingly at the both of them.Next to the lady was another girl holding an umbrella over her head.“Isaac, I got eliminated from the auditions because someone threw water at my face in the middle of it all. The director eliminated me because of that! It’s not fair!” Serena glanced at Ginger and started crying again.“Oh? You should have seen yourself act. You were worse than trash. But what are you going to do about it, anyway? The director has already made the announcement that I got the role. Even if you got your boy toy and cried your eyes out, nothing will change,” Ginger said, smiling widely as she gloated.The girl holding the umbrella chuckled coldly and said, “Ms. Adams, you don’t have to waste your breath on a nobody like her. After all, you’re going to be the newest rising star in the entertainment industry!”When she heard what the girl said, Ginger s
Slap!The crew members were shocked out of their wits. Two men hurried over to help Quentin but were immediately sent flying with Isaac’s kicks.Isaac only stopped slapping the director when Quentin fell to the floor after the third slap. He glared down angrily at the bloody director and said, “You should have listened when I was talking to you. You should have never made me resort to physical violence.”“Y—You motherfucker! How dare you hit me? And you still want me to change actresses? Over my dead body! Ginger gets the role, and that’s final! As for that bitch, I’ll ban her from every single film production house in Cantonne!”Quentin spluttered blood as he yelled profanities at the both of them. However, this made Ginger feel extremely touched.Just then, a gray SUV arrived at the site.Everyone turned to see who it was. They thought the newcomers were Quentin’s backup.The car stopped. Beefy Bob got out of the car first. Then, another man got out from the back passenger seat. He w